So I tried to coax the fibres in the monkscloth back into shape, and it just wasn't going to work. The more I hooked, the more distorted it looked, and while a five-year-old won't be staring at it too critically, she might still have it when she's twenty-five. A landscape or an abstract rug would have been more forgiving, but when you're hooking a geometric, every millimetre counts.
The decision was made with a sigh. The best course of action was to cut my losses and make it smaller (about 10" x 15") so that the messed-up monkscloth wouldn't ruin the whole rug. So I kept hooking away, pleased with my decision, and happy that it would still be large enough for Emily's little feet first thing in the morning (and a wall-hanging later in life). I was almost finished, when ...
Just one more little glitch.
Back to the Kool-Aid aisle I go ...
Monday, October 25, 2010
Murphy's Law of Rughooking
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4 comments:
I've learned a valuable lesson... do NOT hook with monk's cloth!
right?
Looks good... sorry you ran outta da wool, tho.
Ro
I think I can dye some more to match. At least, I hope it's close enough!
And do not hook monkscloth on gripper strips. I'm sure it's wonderful on other types of frames that clamp rather than dig.
Gotcha!
Lesson #2 - understood!
*grin*
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